﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>mncourts.gov News and Announcements</title><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/newsrss/</link><description>The latest headlines and articles from the Minnesota Judical Branch.</description><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE: Supreme Court Promulgates Amendment to Civil Appellate Procedure Rule                                                                                                                                                                                     </title><description>Supreme Court Promulgates Amendment to Civil Appellate Procedure Rule                                                                                                                                                                                     ...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47607</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE: Supreme Court Announces Vacancies on Legal Services Planning Committee                                                                                                                                                                                    </title><description>The Minnesota Supreme Court Legal Services Planning Committee currently has three openings.
The Committee was created in 2005 as a forum for reviewing available statewide data on the legal services delivery...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47590</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Judge James Dehn Receives Award for Reducing Traffic Fatalities                                                                                                                                                                                           </title><description>Isanti County District Court Judge James Dehn has received the first Judicial/Court System Star Award presented by the Minnesota Towards Zero Death program.  The award honors outstanding efforts in the...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47490</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE: Supreme Court Orders Temporary Increase in Lawyer Registration Fees                                                                                                                                                                                       </title><description>Supreme Court Orders Temporary Increase in Lawyer Registration Fees                                                                                                                                                                                       ...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47486</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE: Supreme Court Announces Vacancy on No-Fault Arbitration Standing Committee                                                                                                                                                                                </title><description>The Minnesota Supreme Court seeks to fill one vacancy on the No-Fault Arbitration Standing Committee.  The term of service is four years, renewable for an additional term.   The appointment will begin...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47487</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE: Supreme Court Welcomes Comments on eCharging Pilot Recommendations                                                                                                                                                                                        </title><description>On Nov. 17, 2008, the Court promulgated Minn. R. Crim. P. 1.06 as a temporary rule effective in Carver, Kandiyohi, Olmsted, and St. Louis counties for participants in the eCharging/e-filing pilot project. 
The...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47428</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Iron Range Drug Court: Saving Lives for Two Years                                                                                                                                                                                                         </title><description>Operational for two years this month, the Range Drug Court (RDC) in St. Louis County is changing systems and saving lives on the Iron Range.
Since its inception, the RDC has had 26 graduates, with only two...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47426</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE: Supreme Court Promulgates Amendments to the Rules of Criminal Procedure                                                                                                                                                                                   </title><description>Supreme Court Promulgates Amendments to the Rules of Criminal Procedure                                                                                                                                                                                   ...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47407</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE: Supreme Court Welcomes Comments on Proposed Provision of Legal Services During Major Disasters                                                                                                                                                            </title><description>The Minnesota State Bar Association filed a petition on July 13, 2009, recommending the adoption of the American Bar Association model rule on provision of legal services following the determination of...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47371</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Erik Askegaard Appointed to Ninth District Bench                                                                                                                                                                                                          </title><description>Erik J. Askegaard has been appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to fill a Ninth Judicial District trial court bench vacancy in the city of Brainerd in Crow Wing County. The vacancy occurred with the retirement...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47332</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE: Supreme Court Promulgates Amendments to the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure                                                                                                                                                                            </title><description>Supreme Court Promulgates Amendments to the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure                                                                                                                                                                            ...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47331</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota Supreme Court Convenes At Hibbing High School                                                                                                                                                                                                   </title><description>Over 1,500 students from the Iron Range participate
The Minnesota Supreme Court convened at Hibbing High School in Hibbing, Minn., today in an effort to open the doors of the Judicial Branch to the public.
The...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47291</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fourth Judicial District Family Violence Coordinating Council to Host Resource Fair                                                                                                                                                                       </title><description>The Fourth Judicial District / Hennepin County Family Violence Coordinating Council will host a Resource Fair on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Hennepin County Government Center,...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47281</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE: Supreme Court Welcomes Comments on Proposed Amendments to General Rules of Practice and Commitment Rules                                                                                                                                                  </title><description>The Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the General Rules of Practice for the District Courts has proposed changes to: (1) the General Rules of Practice relating to pro hac vice, interpreters, comparable...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47026</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PUBLIC NOTICE: Supreme Court Welcomes Comments on Proposed Amendments to Continuing Legal Education Rules                                                                                                                                                                </title><description>The Supreme Court is welcoming comments on the proposed amendments to the Rules of the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education.  Any individual wishing to provide statements in support of...</description><link>http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=NewsItemDisplay&amp;item=47027</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>